Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

WASHINGTON - The White House said Tuesday that it's not interested in a government shutdown when a temporary government-wide spending bill expires Nov. 21.White House congressional liason Eric Ueland ...

MEXICO CITY - Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women - all of them U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico - in a grisly attack th...

New research shows U.S. teens who use electronic cigarettes prefer those made by Juul Labs, and mint is the favorite flavor for many of them, suggesting a shift after the company stopped selling fruit...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum. The Commerce Departme...

Gubernatorial and legislative elections in four states Tuesday will test voter enthusiasm and party organization amid impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and a fevered Democratic pr...

DENVER - A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday. The co-conspirators in the plot turned out t...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump mostly stuck to sports on Monday while honoring the World Series champion Washington Nationals, who had a handful of players skip the White House visit. Amid an imp...

NEW YORK - New York City's police commissioner is retiring after three years, and a top deputy will succeed him as the leader of the nation's largest police department, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monda...

WASHINGTON - For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine whether President Donald Tr...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Stephen Strasburg has opted out of the final four years of his contract with the Washington Nationals, three days after the star pitcher was chosen MVP of the World Series.The 31-yea...